Green Shed Roof Construction

There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult.

Green shed roof construction.

First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof. When saturated these layers can weigh in at more than 100kg per square metre or 20lbs per square foot. To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles. Building a shed roof with trusses.

Slopes and angles for green roofs the pitch of your roof determines how fast rainwater runs off it. For a wildflower roof with a 150mm depth of the substrate work on loading capacity of 250kg per square metre. The roof will be an extensive green roof with a substrate thickness of approx 100mm. I have found in all my years of building sheds that using pre built trusses is so much easier and simpler then building a shed roof with a ridge board especially if you are building your outdoor shed yourself.

The roof construction will be 48mm x 100mm 2 x 4 spanning approx 3 metres at 400mm centers. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask. Build a living roof green roof. This website based guide builds on the material and information in our original pdf the diy guide to green living roofs which we published in 2008.

Make a birdsmouth notch at the end of each rafter to help it fit into place. Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden. That original information has been taken and updated new and redrawn diagrams made and multi media items added. Step 1 check if it is load bearing.

Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate. For a first green shed roof i would recommend that you start off relatively small. This online guide is designed to meet the needs of diy enthusiasts looking to put a green roof on a shed or outhouse builders and landscaper contractors who want to build green roofs. To support lightweight sedum green roof construction your roof needs a loading capacity of at least 120 kg per square metre.

Partly to minimise the structural requirement and also so you can find out what works for you. The walls will be framed from 50mm x 50mm 2 x 2 uprights with a 48mm x 100mm 2 x 4 top sill and cladding to the sides. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live.